Jack Willis makes his debut after his stellar season at Wasps as the hype train continues. He’s very handsome and we hope it goes well, but everyone needs to calm down a bit and let this early part of their career play out without weighing them down when the Fantastic Four all turned into a young man. His surprising partner on the flank is Maro Itoje, who is moving away from his usual spot as one of the best locks in the world, and there are also starts for Charlie Ewels, Joe Launchbury and Will Stuart.
Fit again Elliot Daly replaces George Furbank at the full-back. Jonathan Joseph moved to the wing to cover the injured Anthony Watson and place young Ollie Lawrence in midfield. Max Malins, who was the focus of everything good at Bristol after the lockdown, is sitting on the bench with Joe Marchant.
Georgia mixes up its strikers a bit and also replaces Soso Matiashvili at the full-back after his mini-horror show against Scotland with Lasha Khmaladze. Gela Aprasidze, the still young half of Scrum, is back on the grid and wins his 23rd international match at the age of 22.
England: Elliot Daly; Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Lawrence, Henry Slade, and Jonny May; Owen Farrell (Capt), Ben Youngs; Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Will Stuart, Charlie Ewels, Joe Launchbury, Maro Itoje, Jack Willis and Billy Vunipola.
replacement: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Ben Earl, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Max Malins, 23 Joe Marchant.
Georgia: Lasha Khmaladze; Akaki Tabutsadze, Giorgi Kveseladze, Merab Sharikadze (Capt), Sandro Svanidze; Tedo Abzhandadze, Gela Aprasidze; Mikheil Naraashvili, Shalva Mamukashvili, Beka Gigashvili, Lasha Jaiani, Grigol Kerdikoshvili, Beka Saghinadze, Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, Beka Gorgadze.
replacement: 16 Jaba Bregvadze, 17 Guram Gogichashvili, 18 Lexo Kaulashvili, 19 Otar Giorgadze, 20 Tornike Jalaghonia, 21 Vasil Lobzhanidze, 22 Deme Tapladze, 23 Sandro Todua.
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